weasel. (vertebrate zoology). The common name for at least 12 species of small, slim carnivores which belong to the family Mustelidae and which have a reddish-brown coat with whitish underparts; species in the northern regions have white fur during the winter and are called ermine.
If you or your child has strep throat, your doctor will likely prescribe an oral antibiotic. If taken within 48 hours of the onset of the illness, antibiotics reduce the duration and severity of symptoms, as well as the risk of complications and the likelihood that infection will spread to others.
After you have been infected with the strep bacteria, you can pass the infection to others for up to four weeks, even if you don't have symptoms. However, if you receive treatment with antibiotics, after 24 hours, you will no longer spread the bacteria to others. Children can return to school and adults to work after 24 hours of taking antibiotics. During the first 24 hours, there should also be a drop in temperature.